Story audio is generated using AIThousands of residents from Jabulani, Zola and surrounding areas converged at Thokoza Park in Soweto on Tuesday morning before marching to Jabulani’s United Business Confederation (UBC) offices, to hand over a memorandum calling for stronger action against undocumented foreign nationals.The march forms part of the nationally co-ordinated campaign organised by the March and March movement, which has called for the removal of undocumented foreigners from South Africa. Similar demonstrations and memorandum handovers were expected to take place in several provinces.JUNE 30 PROTESTS | It’s a calm Tuesday morning across parts of Soweto ahead of protests against undocumented foreign nationals. People are heading to work, taxis are operating as normal, businesses are open. For live updates, click link: https://t.co/DEAYDx4uVP pic.twitter.com/OHSifbQwA4— Sowetan (@Sowetan1981) June 30, 2026
By mid-morning, the park was filled with residents carrying South African flags, some holding whips and singing struggle songs as organisers prepared to lead the procession. Community members, local business owners and activists gathered under the watch of law enforcement officials deployed to monitor the protest.United South Africans president Musa Hlongwa said the gathering was intended to unite communities behind what organisers described as one of the country’s biggest co-ordinated marches.“We are here to gather every African to be part of the biggest march that everyone has been talking about. We will be delivering a memorandum to the UBC. We are still waiting for more people coming from other locations, and today we will be delivering a national memorandum that will be read in all the provinces,” Hlongwa said.Organising committee member and ward 19 candidate Dumisani Nkosi said the march was the result of weeks of planning and community mobilisation.He said Tuesday’s demonstration was aimed at ensuring a memorandum outlining the community’s concerns was formally tabled. According to Nkosi, the document raises several issues, including concerns about undocumented foreign nationals operating businesses in local communities.“We are here as a community to make our voices heard on issues that concern us,” Nkosi said.He added that the march had attracted support from different sectors of society, including community activists, local business owners and civic organisations.Nkosi stressed that organisers had prioritised a peaceful demonstration and had worked closely with authorities to ensure the safety of participants and the public.JUNE 30 PROTESTS | Our reporter @Koena_xM is in Diepsloot to cover the anti-illegal immigration march. She says the situation is relatively quiet with majority of people going about their normal daily lives. However shops have been closed out fear of potential violence. For live… pic.twitter.com/ybFoLGudDt— Sowetan (@Sowetan1981) June 30, 2026
